Judging by the overwhelming positive response to yesterday's thread, with lots of us newbies about, let's repeat another one that has been done before. I know I always love reading these threads....feel free to enclose any pics.
Me: Deb/Debbie, 27 (Birthday in one week) He: Ken (NOT Kenny), 30 Me: I work in music He: Works in investment banking/finance Met: when he swooned at a blood drive and I gave him my cookie. We both thought Hmmm but never did anything. Then years later set up on blind date and sparks FLEW. Ring: Love it! Central emerald cut with one ct baguettes on each side. Proposal: Helicopter charter around city -- he had left signs that we flew over. Romantic Wedding: NYC/Sept 2005 Honeymoon: Seychelles Dress: Monique Lhullier. In avatar. Love it too. Come on girls...let's get to know each other.
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Me: Jaimee, 26 will be 27 at wedding He: James, 27 Me: Marketing for TDK He: Freelance writer Met: At Hofstra after I finished pledging, one of my sisters introduced me to him. Typical fraternity/sororirty love :) Ring: round solitaire, 4 prong, white gold...perfect. Proposal: On a cruise over New Years Eve with my family. He had so convinsingly told me it wasn't going to happen, how naive of me to believe him. Wedding: Roslyn Claremont Hotel, 4/16/05 Honeymoon: Maui and Kauai Dress: Paula Varsalona
hey everyone! I am a confessed 'lurker' on this site-- don't post too much, so I thought I'd introduce myself!
Me: Martine, 26 He: Mike, 30 Me: attorney He: high school teacher/attorney Met: internet! Ring: Round tiffany cut diamond on platinum band, 3 little diamonds on each side Proposal: Totally unexpected-- a Friday night after work in February a couple of weeks after I got admitted to the bar-- I was sitting on the floor playing with our kitten and dog, and he surprised me right there! It was so low key and special because our 'family' (kitty & pooch included) was all together. I had told him that I didn't want to get married until after i had finished law school, passed the bar and gotten admitted. So he waited-- about two weeks! Wedding: Le Parker Meridien Hotel, 10/02/05 Honeymoon: Italy, hopefully Dress: Delmonet
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Me: Jennie He: Vinny Me: Teacher He: Graphic artist Met: First night of my winter break in HS, and it was snowing... stayed online all night chatting... We started talking cuz we lived near each other... started talking on the phone, hung out with friends for a while and two months later we got together! 4/6/96 Ring: Yellow Gold Tiffany style setting with round center stone, four prongs (pic is in white but mine is gold) Proposal: We went to Atlantic City (believe it or not in 7 1/2 years together it was the first time we actually went away ALONE!). During the day I had gotten a few Angel Cheeks statues at the gift shop, and after dinner we went back to the room. I walked out of th ebathroom and saw an Angel Cheeks on the night table. I thought it was one I bought so I asked him why he took it out... then I realized it was holding a little ring box... I realized what was happening and started crying :) The ring was sitting in the angels lap. The best part was when we told my parents, my mom had bought the bride and groom angels without even knowing what was happening! (She had them saved) Ceremony: St. Kilians Reception: Chateau La Mer Honeymoon: Mexico- Palace Resorts Dress: Dere Kiang
Hey Jennie, The ring you posted is my E ring....Don't you love it? Mine is platinum. Ok, Here goes.
Me: Paige 24 Him: Michael 24 We will both be 25 when we are married. Our birthdays are 8 days apart. Me: College Admissions Counselor/Graduate student Him: Sheet Metal worker Met: In Junior High....oh yes we have known each other for 11 years! Ring: Soooooooo pretty! Love it. (See Goingnutty's pic) Proposal: So sweeet. EAB Plaza in the igloo. I love him! Wedding: 10/09/05 St. patrick's RC Chruch Bay Shore, then Giorgio's. I love it! Honeymoon: Greece Dress: Forever Yours.....so pretty!
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Me: Sue 26 He: Keith, 28 Me: I am a Guidance Counselor He: Works as a Systems Administrator (Computers) Met: At SUNY Stony Brook, he lived next door to one of my Sorority Sisters, who was his RA Ring: Love it! Round Brilliant Cut one ct, with 2 side baguettets Proposal: At my Favorite Resturant (Mexican!) Cozymels (on a bench outside in the SNOW!) Wedding: Fox Hollow! yeah! August 5,2005 Honeymoon: EUROPE TOUR! yea! (3 days London, 3 days Paris, 3 days Rome!) Dress: See Pic BM's Dress : See pic (not final)
ETA: I saw this post today (12/24...merry christmas) and was going to post, then saw it was the old post- and I had already posted! ha ha
Met: in high school, were friends for a while before getting together, we will have been dating 7 years by our wedding date.
Proposal: Our 5 year anniversary, last year. we had just moved in together. i was washing dishes when he came by with a blue cow statue for me, saying he 'finally bought the cow'. the cow thing had been a long running joke in his family- they REALLY wanted us to get married. i thought it was funny and stuck my hand out to take it when he pulled out the ring from behind his back and proposed. i know that is a really oddball sense of humor, but it suits us.
HM: Athens, Mykonos,Santorini (although I change my mind daily when I see other brides ideas!)
Dress: David's Bridal Oleg Cassini
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Me: Alex, 29 He: Greg, 25 Me: doctor (or shall i say 'shrink')-to-be He: same as me! Met: when he hit on me (quite sleazily, i might add - LOL) at a bar.
Ring: omg, the prettiest i could have imagined... custom-carved vintage-inspired setting with 29 diamonds all around... vintage old european cut diamond in the center.
Proposal: long story... he made a funny version of the dessert menu from our first-date restaurant. when i ordered the dessert he had added, i got a box on a plate. opened the box expecting a ring, but inside was a note asking me to marry him, along with a picture of the funny dessert... he took the ring out of his pocket and i cried! i realize i'm not telling this too well... guess you had to be there...lol
Wedding: Vanderbilt Mansion, May 28, 2005 Honeymoon: ?
Dress: Anne Barge. (can't post, fh not too far away!)
Me: 25 - actriz, receptionizt (sorry, trying to make my life sound french accented and remotely exciting)
He: 32 Actor, teacher, and (damn good) lover
We: met at a crappy job we were both working - he was a bellman, me a concierge. He did silly things like ride on the bellcarts fast across the lobby to impress me - clearly it did. We quit after we fell in love.
Proposal: It was the week before Christmas and he had been plaing Santa Clause for all these kids all day. We were unemployed and dirt poor. 'Livin on love' kind of thing.
He came running home with painted grey eyebrows to drop to his knees seconds after walking in the door and propose (whilst crying.) The last thing I said to him right beore he dropped was 'God! You look so OLD right now.' He won't let me forget it.
The Ring: A gift from his grandmother a few weeks after the engagement. 1.5 carat princess cut diamond we had reset into a white gold solitaire band. There are 22 other diamond chips from her ring we are resetting into our bands.
Honeymoon: Caneel Bay, St John, USVI. We love a beutiful beach, and they are some of the best in the world.
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Me: Jennifer/Jen (never Jenny!) 32
He: Michael, Mikey/Pookie, 28
Me: On-call supervisor for an employment firm
He: Dept of Probation Nassau County, sign-language interperter (sp?)
Met: Dec 31, 2002 at a New Year's Eve party neither of us wanted to attend, go figure.
Ring: Diamond Solitaire, round platinum band
Proposal: On vacation in Arizona visiting my grandmother. He did it there, so I could share it with her in person, don't ya just love it! Under a starry desert sky in the pool surrounded by palm trees and twinkling lights, it was sooo romantic!
Ceremony: St. Hedwigs, Floral Park
Wedding: The Swan Club Sept. 18, 2005
Honeymoon: St. John's (USVI) but after this last hurricane season, we may do Hawaii
Dress: Undecided (they agony of picking just one..urgh!!)
Some pictures of things we are doing for the wedding. Pic# 1 I'd like something similar for our sweetheart table Pic #2 Invites Pic #3 Swans for the cake or cake table Pic #4 Possible cake? With the swans on top instead of a candle?
Me: Gail..33 He: Gary..27 Me: accounts payable audit clerk for a news wire firm He: mutual funds Met: through people we worked with. Ring: round with 5 small baguettes on each side. Proposal: its was on the day of my cousin's sweet 16. when i got home from getting my hair done, he was on 1 knee Wedding: 9/18/05, Ariana Waterfall Honeymoon: DisneyWorld Dress: a dress from David's Bridal. It will be bought next month
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Me: Migdalia/Migs 26
He: Sean 27, will be 28 Saturday before the wedding
Me: Insurance and a graduate student MBA/MKT
He: Technical Support AOL/Time Warner
Met: At Time Warner when I worked there. We became friends first because were both involved. Then he went through a messy break up with his ex and I gave him a shoulder to cry on. Two months later I needed a shoulder to cry on when my ex dumped me. Here we are 4 1/2 years later about to get married!!!!!
Ring: What I have always dreamed of. A marquis stone w/ 2 smaller marquis stones on each side and 3 small round stones on each side as well.
Proposal: On my birthday last year. He called me over to his house very early for breakfast and surprised me with an array of rose petals all over his living room leading to the bed room where I found a small gift box on his bed.
Wedding: Ariana Waterfall April of 2005
Honeymoon: Cruise around the Caribbean. 4 days in the Dominican Republic after we return.
Me: Tina,25 He: Nick,26 Met: In high school job E-ring: round, pave diamonds Wedding: Chateau Briand dress: Maggie Sottero--love it Honeymoon: undecided
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BUMPING to continue this for an extra QOTD day -- I LOVE meeting all of you this way and the FM I have gotten suggests lots of you do to. So if you have not introduced yourself, please do, and post pix....come on let's all get to know each other....
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Me: Jenn/Jennifer, 24 He: Jim/James, 27 Me: Attorney at law firm (aka 'sell-out') He: Attorney at DA's office (aka 'self righteous government attorney' ) Met: 1997--I was a freshman with a huge crush on Jim, who was a senior and dating someone else. We were friends and my crush was very obvious. It didn't help that he used to pick me up, throw me over his shoulder, and tickle me til I hyperventilated. I finally got my claws on him in 2001 after they broke up. Ring: Love it! It's his great grandmother's e-ring! Proposal: Pugliese Vineyard on the North Fork, which I almost ruined by asking, 'You're not going to propose to me today, ARE you?' on our way out east. Wedding: Westchester/Glen Island/July 2005 Honeymoon: Completely undecided Dress: Richard Glasgow
Okay, so my pictures are: 1) my ring; 2) the Chanel bag I'm ready to sell my kidneys on the black market to buy; 3) the escort cards I want to make; 4) my wedding cake
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Me: Daniela, 26 He: Rob, 30 Me: College administration He: Engineering Met: On a blind date. It was love at first sight. We talked on the phone a few times before and connected. Then when we met, it all feel together. A year and two months later, he was down on one knee. Ring: Love it! Tiffany cut. He totally surprised me with it. I thought we would get engaged over the summer and on April 2, he popped the question. Receptions: Westbury Manor Honeymoon: Carribean cruise Dress: Rose Tattoo by Amy Michelson...have to get a pic...
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Me: Maureen, 26 He: John, 26 Me: National Sales Assistant, Warner Brothers DC He: Legislative Services Representative, NFIB Met: In college...we were friends senior year, and didn't start dating until 2 years after we graduated. 6 months after dating, I moved to DC to join him while he worked towards his dream job in politics...8 months later, we were engaged Ring: John traveled to his hometown jeweler in NJ to have it made. It is an assure cut center stone, with two princess cut rings on a platinum setting/band Reception:9/23/05 at Fox Hollow Dress: Just ordered it this past weekend!! Its from casablanca, i love it. Honeymoon: we are hoping to go to Italy!! I hope it works out :)
Thats just a little bit about me :)
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Me: Michelle FH: Sean My job: Assistant Secretary of large apparel corp. His job: Landscaping business Met: A couple of years ago at the Hibernians. I avoided him for a ages and then realized how great he is. We started dating a year ago exactly. Proposal: At the same restaurant we went to for our first date. We go there regularly now, so I had no idea - and he was so composed! It wasn't how he did it, but what he said that I'll never forget.... Ring: Simple, round, four-prong, in platinum (like many ladies' on here). I had the poor guy so confused with different styles, that he picked what he liked best and I LOVE IT! Reception: Timber Point on 10/14/05. I'm happiest about getting married in our Church - St. Patrick's in Bay Shore, which is gorgeous Dress: Rena Koh. The style is just what I imagined myself in. Honeymoon: Antigua
Some Pics: E-Ring along with cake and boquet that I like
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Me: Tracy...30 (today actually ) He: Will... 29 (in 3 days) Me: human resources, HRIS He: phone technician Met: through roommate at the time (he is good friends with her husband) Ring: round solitaire Proposal: 12/5/05 - in the snow outside of my apartment Ceremony: Maria Regina Reception: Jericho Terrace Honeymoon: Sandals Regency, St. Lucia Dress: Maggie Sottero - Royal Romance
my dress
My bo-k
BM Dress
Possible FG Dress (the mostly navy one)
David'sbride
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OK so we are the Grandparents of this thread... you are all so young compared to us.
Me: Theresa, 34 (now and at wedding) He: David, 36 (37 three days after wedding) Me: High School teacher- Advanced Placement World History and the Syracuse University Economics course... all essays, all the time He: National Sales Manager for a B to B computer publication Met: At a speeddating event but we went to college together from 1988-1990. Had the same major, lived in the same dorm (2 floors apart), each worked for the two college radio stations, have same friends and never met until March of 2003! I guess we needed to have separate experiences Ring: Simple, 6 prong, round cut solitare in white gold. I gave him some direction but he picked it. Proposal: In front of the Pantheon in Rome. Meaningful because it was the only Roman structure that survived the Barbarian invasions. He didn't realize it but symbolic of our relationship. Ceremony: The Watermill Reception: The Watermill Honeymoon: London and English countryside. We did Italy and we are going to Hawaii for his parents 50th. Dress: Maggie Sottero's Grace.
